April 2008 | The Pitt News

PRIMARY COVERAGE: Obama rallies at Pitt on election eve

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

About 10,000 people spent the final hours before the Pennsylvania primary in the Petersen Events Center last night to see Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama in the final fight for Pittsburgh before the Pennsylvania primary election today.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

No verbal shots were fired across Bigelow Boulevard at high noon on Tuesday even though two opposing student groups were playing with a loaded subject.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

Former Pitt Panthers Mike McGlynn and Kennard Cox were picked in the second round of the NFL Draft on Sunday. They will join Pitt left tackle Jeff Otah as Panthers making their NFL debuts next year.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

All Democrats' eyes were on Pennsylvania yesterday, and Helen Nalepa had been waiting for this day for the past 20 years. Nalepa, who is 87 years old, volunteered at the primary election polling place at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind in North Oakland.

By Bill Nichols, A HREF=

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

Pennsylvania voters held the future of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential run in their grasp Tuesday, as the first primary contest since early March promised an end, at least, to six weeks of Democratic political trench warfare in the Keystone State.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

photo credit: ANDREW KEELAN/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Pitt basketball fans may finally breathe again. To-be senior Sam Young, whose 18.1 points per game led the men's basketball team last year, announced Friday that he will not declare for the NBA Draft and will return for his senior year.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

Jeff Otah better get used to being a Panther. Otah, the former Pitt standout at left tackle, was picked by the Carolina Panthers as the19th selection in the first round of Saturday's NFL Draft.

By Pitt News Staff

published: Tue, 29 Apr, 2008

Less than a year since being hired, one of Pitt's assistant basketball coaches is moving up. Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced on Tuesday Tim Herrion's promotion to associate head coach of the team.

By ELHAM KHATAMI / Assistant Opinions Editor

published: Mon, 28 Apr, 2008

It's the first week of my month-long trip visiting relatives in Iran. I am walking past the gorgeous mosques and many shops of Esfahan's Nakhshe Jahan square, one of Iran's most beautiful tourist attractions.